AFK Journey

79%
Game Brain Score Based on 1,300 reviews
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  • gameplay
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AFK Journey is an Ethereal Fantasy RPG: all 40+ heroes, 350+ pulls for rewards!

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  • Android
  • Mobile Platform
  • Tablet
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79%
Audience ScoreBased on 1,300 reviews
graphics266 positive mentions
monetization53 negative mentions
  • The game features stunning graphics and beautiful character designs, making it visually appealing.
  • The gameplay is engaging and offers a mix of exploration and auto-battling, providing a fun experience.
  • The game is generous with rewards, allowing free-to-play players to progress without feeling pressured to spend money.
  • Players often hit a progression wall around level 100, making it difficult to advance without spending money.
  • The game frequently crashes, especially during battles or when navigating menus, leading to a frustrating experience.
  • The server system is restrictive, preventing players from easily playing with friends on different servers.
  • graphics398 mentions

    The graphics of the game have received widespread acclaim for their stunning visuals, beautiful art style, and smooth animations, which many players find captivating and immersive. However, some users have reported performance issues, including lag and crashes, particularly on mobile devices, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite these technical challenges, the game's aesthetic appeal and character designs are frequently highlighted as standout features that enhance gameplay.

    • “Gorgeous stylized visuals, nice character designs, chill music, interactive objects during combat, good voice acting and animation, etc. worth trying out!”
    • “The graphics are astonishing, and the 3D character models are appealing to watch.”
    • “Beautiful graphics, great voice acting, kind of lame story.”
    • “This could maybe be seen as part of the graphic bugs, but I need to address this separately because it is really annoying to me - I created my character with black hair and a pale grayish skin tone, but in all the cutscenes, the eyebrows of my character turn blond.”
    • “But the low quality and graphics make it a snooze fest.”
    • “I'm sorry for this stars to be honest your game is super lag and overheating my phone. I already set up to lower graphics, but the problems never stop.”
  • story392 mentions

    The game's story is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its engaging narrative, beautiful graphics, and character designs. However, some users express frustration with pacing issues, particularly for free-to-play players who may find progression slow and encounter paywalls that hinder story advancement. While the storyline is often described as enjoyable and immersive, it can also feel repetitive or simplistic at times, with some players noting that the voice acting and dialogue could be improved.

    • “The story is engaging, the characters are lovable, the graphics are beautiful, the music is catchy, the puzzles and game modes are fun & entertaining – I can't get enough of it, everything is so well done!”
    • “The story is intriguing and plenty of awards that you can earn throughout the game.”
    • “The story is well-built, voice over is engaging and the graphics are cute and warm.”
    • “Edit: one major complaint later into the story mode is that they've very obviously used AI to copy their actual actors' voices.”
    • “The storyline isn't captivating either.”
    • “The story is basic but what do you expect from a mobile gacha?”
  • gameplay249 mentions

    The gameplay of the game is generally well-received, praised for its engaging mechanics, smooth animations, and beautiful graphics. However, players have noted significant issues with progression, particularly for free-to-play users, who may encounter slow advancement and time-gating. While the auto-battle and idle mechanics provide a casual experience, some players feel that the gameplay lacks depth and strategy, leading to a repetitive experience. Overall, the game offers a mix of enjoyable elements but is hindered by monetization concerns and technical issues.

    • “Overall, a beautiful game with interesting mechanics and ideas like riddles, fair PvP arenas, roguelike quests, solo challenges, and the like.”
    • “The gameplay is super polished and the game rewards you for spending time rather than requiring you to spend it.”
    • “The gameplay is surprisingly deep with a lot of different modes, art is gorgeous and story is fun enough.”
    • “Everyday gameplay is about beating what you can beat, launching a couple of game modes to close dailies, and turning the game off because you have to wait for the essence in order to upgrade your team. There's no way for you to do anything else other than waiting.”
    • “The gameplay is extremely boring; it is repetitive without any variety.”
    • “But having the game make all the gameplay decisions feels like no gameplay at all.”
  • monetization92 mentions

    The monetization strategy of the game is characterized by a lack of intrusive ads, allowing players to enjoy the experience without constant prompts to spend money. However, many users find the in-game purchases to be overpriced and feel that the game can hit a paywall, particularly at higher levels, which may hinder progression without spending. Overall, while the game offers a fun experience without mandatory spending, the high cost of microtransactions remains a significant concern for players.

    • “Even though the game is filled with microtransactions, you can still have a good time without spending anything.”
    • “The best thing about this game is that you can enjoy it without spending money, which really helps players that can't afford the in-game purchases.”
    • “Finally, a gacha game designed around gameplay instead of monetization.”
    • “The prices for in-game purchases are ridiculously high for what you'd receive.”
    • “My one complaint is that the in-game purchases are high key overpriced.”
    • “To make matters way worse, your microtransactions don't carry over when you make a new character.”
  • character development63 mentions

    Overall, character development in the game is highly praised, with many users highlighting the stunning character designs, engaging animations, and effective voice acting. While the story is generally enjoyable, some players noted that certain dialogues could be improved for better emotional impact. Despite minor criticisms regarding voice lines and pacing, the character designs remain a standout feature that enhances the overall gaming experience.

    • “Fantastic exploration features, stellar character designs, animations, and voice lines, amazing and intriguing storyline, and so many rewards.”
    • “The voice acting is incredible, along with the character designs and the unique abilities of each one.”
    • “I love the character designs and animations, and I'm glad to see new characters alongside the ones I'm familiar with.”
    • “Character development is made easy and shared with exception of ascension; regardless you can change characters without having to upgrade them much (although endgame would be brutal).”
    • “The game is pretty and well voice acted but character design is incredibly boring, story is relentless and never lets you play, and there is basically no 'afk' to this journey it requires constant input to do anything, which is unfortunate given how painfully boring the game is.”
    • “Love the aesthetics and character designs though.”
  • music48 mentions

    The music in the game has received widespread acclaim, with many reviewers praising its beauty, immersion, and ability to enhance the overall experience. Players describe the soundtrack as catchy and serene, contributing significantly to the game's atmosphere and enjoyment. Overall, the music is consistently highlighted as a standout feature, often rated 10/10 by users.

    • “The music, the effects, and the characters are all amazing.”
    • “Everything about the game is top-notch and has been carefully thought out, from gorgeous art and character and UI design to the music, right down to sounds that accompany screen effects and transitions.”
    • “Graphics, sound, music gameplay... everything is top notch.”
    • “The only disappointment is this game is not offline...also you need a good device to get a smooth gameplay...but I still love this game.”
    • “It's surprisingly more than what I expect for the graphics, music, theme and story; the game is pretty balanced overall. My only consideration is the battle system; I think it's too easy, there are no challenging elements whatsoever.”
    • “Everything is good...storyline, character, animation and even background music too...you can customize your own character...I like it very much.”
  • optimization46 mentions

    Overall, the game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many users reporting severe performance issues, including lag, crashes, and long loading times, particularly on mobile devices. While some players with high-end devices experience smooth gameplay, the majority express frustration over the game's inability to run efficiently on average or older hardware. There is a consensus that substantial optimization updates are necessary to enhance stability and performance across all platforms.

    • “The game is beautiful and runs smoothly.”
    • “Beautiful graphics, 120fps support is crazy - finally a company that lets me decide if I want my phone to overheat like crazy or not 👏 it's pretty well optimized too, it's wild that you can just freely view any place on the map without any loading screens.”
    • “I love this game, hopefully make this game perfectly compatible for low & mid-range devices or highly game optimization to make all are welcome to play this game.”
    • “Absolute garbage optimization.”
    • “The poor optimization slows the game, making the entire experience way worse.”
    • “Optimization is below average and the game has crashed many times.”
  • stability33 mentions

    The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting frequent bugs, crashes, and freezing issues, particularly during login and specific gameplay actions. While some users have experienced smooth performance on high-end devices, others have faced significant disruptions that hinder gameplay. Overall, the game's stability appears to be a major concern, with calls for improvements and better support from the developers.

    • “So far, I really love this game. The characters are pleasant, the voices are easy to listen to, the gameplay is smooth, and the transitions in scenes are perfect. I haven't seen any glitches or issues so far.”
    • “Playing on a Galaxy S24+ and the game runs flawlessly on max settings. I haven't even had a hiccup. Older or less optimized devices might struggle, but on mine, it looks and runs great!”
    • “Runs great on PC.”
    • “I'm playing on a Samsung Note 8 and 8/10 times every time I want to log in, the game glitches once it hits the 'loading' phase.”
    • “Looks nice but is a bit buggy and crashes a lot; support doesn't even wait 5 minutes for you to reply before closing your case.”
    • “Game crashes consistently and freezes.”
  • grinding29 mentions

    Reviews on grinding in the game are mixed; while some players find the grinding to be tedious and time-consuming, others appreciate the streamlined mechanics that reduce frustration. Many enjoy the auto-battle feature and the ability to progress without constant active play, though concerns about excessive farming and the need for ascension materials persist. Overall, the game strikes a balance between rewarding grinding and avoiding the pitfalls of overly tedious gameplay, making it more enjoyable for both free-to-play and pay-to-win players.

    • “Grinding is not tedious.”
    • “The grind feels rewarding and engaging.”
    • “The progression system makes grinding enjoyable.”
    • “The excessive grinding, coupled with frequent lag, network issues, and mobile heating problems, can be frustrating.”
    • “It takes 5 days to go up 10 levels, so basically you have to log in every day, do a few tedious things, and then on day 5 you can carry on playing for about an hour, then it's rinse and repeat, unless you start paying.”
    • “There is no fun in endlessly grinding.”
  • emotional6 mentions

    Users express mixed feelings about the emotional aspect of the game, noting that while the overall experience is enjoyable and features engaging mechanics like AFK mode, the voice acting lacks emotional depth and some story elements feel underdeveloped. The hand-animated cutscenes are appreciated, but the narrative itself is described as boring and messy, detracting from the emotional engagement. Overall, the game offers a wholesome experience despite its narrative shortcomings.

    • “I just started playing and it feels very neat and wholesome.”
    • “The story is boring, and while the hand-animated cutscenes are nice, they abruptly stop 70% into the first island.”
  • humor3 mentions

    The humor in the game is characterized by vibrant graphics and charismatic characters, creating a charming and hilarious adventure. Players find the story engaging and appreciate the comedic elements, noting that the awkwardness adds to the overall humor.

    • “With vibrant graphics and charismatic characters, it's a hilarious and charming adventure.”
    • “The story is pretty solid from what I can tell so far, and the characters are pretty funny too.”
    • “It's uh... awkward but hilarious!”
  • atmosphere1 mentions

    The game's atmosphere is characterized by its charming, storybook-like quality, enhanced by appealing art and good voiceovers, making it an enjoyable experience for those seeking simplicity.

    • “It's a charming game if you're just looking for something simple with nice art, good voiceovers, and a storybook-like atmosphere.”
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Play time

2hMedian play time
5hAverage play time
2-12hSpent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs

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